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November 21, 1926

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DAUGHTER SUES DUKE FOR SUPPORT; Paris Action Is Resisted by the Duke de Clermont-Tannerre to Prevent Her Remarriage. SHE ELOPED ONCE BEFORE Head of Ancient House Wants to Be Certain That He Won't Be Supporting Second Husband.

By Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES

PARIS, Nov. 20. -- The curtain has been lifted on the domestic drama of one of the oldest and most aristocratic families in France with the Civil Tribunal in Paris beginning the hearing of the suit brought by the young and romantic daughter of the Duke and Duchess de Clermont-Tonnerre to obtain sufficient money from her parents with which to provide food and lodgings.

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Notable Births

Matti Ranin

1926Matti Ranin, Finnish actor (died 2013)[†]

Matti Helge Ranin was a Finnish actor.

William Wakefield Baum

1926William Wakefield Baum, American cardinal (died 2015)[†]

William Wakefield Baum was an American Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau in Missouri and archbishop of Washington in the District of Columbia. He then served in the Roman Curia as prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education and the major penitentiary.

Notable Deaths

Edward Cummins

1926Edward Cummins, American golfer (born 1886)[†]

Edward McClellan Cummins was an American golfer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. In 1904 he was part of the American team which won the gold medal. He finished 25th in this competition. In the individual competition he finished 25th in the qualification and was eliminated in the first round of the match play. He died in a car accident in 1926.